Status: The state has no unbundled service
programs for residential customers.

Overview: There is no action pending in the
Alabama State Legislature or the Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding
residential natural gas unbundling. The PSC staff is monitoring the natural gas
unbundling activities and results of neighboring states. Industrial and
commercial customers can contract directly for their gas or use the utility as
an agent. These contracts are approved by the PSC as special
contracts.

EIA State Data: In 2002, Alabama had 801,217
residential and 65,146 commercial customers who consumed 46 and 25 billion cubic
feet of natural gas, respectively. The average prices paid for natural gas
purchased from local distribution companies by residential and commercial
customers were $10.53 and $8.94 per thousand cubic feet, respectively.